Agti el Ghazi
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Agti el Ghazi
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Village | |
  Agti el Ghazi | |
| Coordinates: 26°23′02″N 14°12′10″W / 26.3839°N 14.2027°W | |
| Non-self-governing territory | Western Sahara |
| Claimed by |  Morocco Sahrawi Republic |
| Controlled by | Morocco |
| Region | Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra |
| Province | Boujdour Province |
| Rural commune | Lemseid |
Agti el Ghazi (Arabic: أغتي الغازي; Spanish: Hasi Hatas[1]) is a fishing village in the commune of Lemseid, Boujdour Province, Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra region, Moroccan-occupied Western Sahara.
Agti el Ghazi is on the Atlantic coast in Boujdour Province of the Western Sahara.[2] The village is 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from National Road No. 1, in the section that links the cities of Boujdour and Laayoune, 46 kilometres (29 mi) northeast of Boujdour. It belongs to the Lemseid commune in the Boujdour province of the Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra region.
Origins
The village of Agti el Ghazi was established in 2005 as part of a development program of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, aimed at establishing fishermen's villages and equipped ports along the Moroccan coast, in order to strengthen the marine fishing sector and revive traditional fishing.[3] It is one of four fishing villages in the Boujdour province, the others being Lacraa, Aftissat (أفتيسات) and Port Boujdour (مٌناء بوجدور).[4]
